Facing-blocks.



F. G. NIEMEYER v FACING- BLOCKS; APPLICATION mib SEPT. 29. 1914.

'luz u rigo FREDERICH GEORGE NIEMEYER, OF DENISON, TEXAS.

FACNG-BLOCKS,

Application med september 29'` 1914.

To V 117/ /e/m/a it may conte/'n lle it known that l. Fin-:namen (l.

)i1-:riait a citizen olt the lnited States. and.;

residing at Denisonv` in the. count)v olt Gray son and State o'lE Texas.have inade certain new and useful lnlprovenients in Facingllloclis.

This invention relatesto building strucA tures. and niore particularlyto an iniproved veneer ur 'facing l'or use with wooden or nietaltraine-work.

(ne ol the principal objects o'l the invention is to provide an improved'lacing block having means tor 'facilitating the read)1 connection olEthe bleek with the traine-work ot' a building.

A\nother obj iet oll the invention is to pro vide a l'ranie-\\'orl\Y"ating niade up ot a pluralityY ol` blocks having' uuceinented tongueand groove connections with each other. and havingl each a single pointot' suspension troni the l'raniewvork. wherebjV relative niovenieut andadjustment may be had between the blocks. upon vibration or settlementot' the 'l'raniework.

Yl'urther object contemplates the provision otI a 'facing block whichwill be extremely simple, durable, cllicient in operation andinexpensive to manufacture.

-With these and other objects in view, which will beconie :pparent asthe description proceeds, the invention resides in the construction,combination and arrangement ot parts hereinafter more fully desc lied,and illustrated in the accompanying drawingl in which like charactersot' reference indicate like parts throughout the figures7 of which; j

Figure l represents a horizontal sectional view taken-through one cornerot' a building incorpo ating niy invention in its con struction7 Fig. f2repisents a detail vertical transverse sectional view taken on the planeindicated by the line 2 2 of Fig. l and looking in the directionindicated by the arrows, Fig. 3 represents a front elevational vieny otone 'of the facing blocks, Fig. 4 represents a View similar to Fig. 3,typifying the blocks used at the corners of a building".

rThe frame-work to which the blocks are connected, may be constructed ofwood or metal, and includes the vertical studs 5 and horizontal laths orstrips t3 connecting said studs in parallel and spaced relation Withcach other. 'lhe facing blocks may be Specification of Letters Patent.

llatent ed May 25, lull.,

Serial No. 864.0355.

lornied ot' any suitable and desirable inaterial` and are substantiallyrectangular in shape` one longitudinal edge aud one lateral edge, T andrespectively, ot each block, being provided with a tongue. whileI therespecti\el \Y opposite longitudinal and lateral edges 0 and 1t). aren'ovided with a groove. ln assembling the block to forni the facing, thelongitudinal odge T is uppermost and the edge S occursl zk the righthand end of the block. while eliges l) and lt) resp .ctively torni thebottoni and lett hand edges of each block. i

l'at-h block is provided near its upper edge with a reinlloreeuient llembedded therein` said reinforcement pre tel-ably taking the torni o'l asi L e r a plurality of strands ol barbed wire, fr. tie wire l2 isprovided Jfor each block. h v iueans ot which said block may besuspended iironi the 'traine-work. At

one rnd said tie wire is secured to the rein-- forcement ll and isembedded in the block, the opposite end ot the tie wire emerging lronithe block at' the rear 'face and near the upper edge thereof. I

ln assenioling the blocks, `the tie wires are passed under and aroundthe laths or strips ll and artl twisted upon or suitably se.- cured tonails or other anchoring ineans 13 provided in the top edges oit thelaths in the lnanner clearly indicated in Fig. Q. laths are arranged sothat their centers are spaced apart a distance substantially equal tothe width of the blocks, so that when said blocksare in position theupper and lower edges of each of theni rests against adjacent laths.

The blocks are arranged so that the. tongues oi each block engage in thegrooves ot' the adjacent upper and lateral blocks. and

the joints thus provided are. not cemented is the usual case. but arele'l't 'tree of any cement' or n'iorlar or similar substance, wherebyany vibrations or settling ot' the framework will be coinpensattal for bV slighty ;hit`ting or readjustn'ient ot the blocks, so that the latterwill not be. broken or cracked; a disadvantage accruing to many forms ofjfacing blocks. Since each block has but a singley point of suspensionfrom the frame-work, it Will be readily understood that a slightmovement or oscillation of the l'ilocks to :weoinniodate the vibrationof the 'lranie-work` will be allowed.

'The co.- iier blocks indicated at ll, may be of a different design fromthe other blocks,

The

f die on'e ends of those neares'i; bei -g thickened ai l5 in the lypebleek shown in `Fig. fl, althoughii. will be understood this variationin Clesign is merely foi' ehe purpose of presenting an atrae 'eexerie'r, dees noie modify the moc-le of Operation of the blocks.Hewevei, the cernei1 blocks have lthenw outer edges niiteiecl 1G, asindicate@ in `iiig. l, so to ineke a perfee; i at the corners of thefandV a cement filler 1'? may if de sii-ed be placed in the channelorgroove 0ev surfing between the comer blocks of adjacen sides. Thecorner blocks are also suspended hy means of' tie wives in the nienneralready infliea'ctl. 'The eut-ei.' faces of the blocks may he plain erdesigned to iniiiene stone? and may he niolfilefl er milled to presentany desired finish. Theedges bounding Jche oue? face of each block arefounded as indicated.

Although have described the preferred embodiment of iny invenion.l l maydesiie to make such changes in the construction, eenibination andarfangenient of paris sheree, as do not depart from 'the spirit of theinvention and the scope of the appended claims.

1. A building including a plurality of horizontally spaced strips, aplurality of facing blocks each rovied with means for securing 'thesaine at a single point` to one of Jehe hoi-izcntal strips, said blockshaving interlocked tongue and groove connections, said connections beingnnoemen'tel.

2. building including a framework, a plurality of blocks, a flexible tiefor suspending eaeh block at a single point from the i'an'iework, saidblocks having intenlocked. unceinented oonnecions, whereby the blocks,may readjust themselves to acc0minoflate vibration or ,settling of theframe.

The combination of a frame and a plurality of blocks suspended each fromthe 'iframe ai a single point and having interlocking uneementedconnections.

FREDERICK GEORGE NIEMEYER.

Witnesses:

Mien-inn SHARP, W'ILLIAM J. W LLAMs.

